Psalm 22-29

English Standard Version

³ Yet you are ^(E)holy,
    ^(F)enthroned on ^(G)the praises^[a] of Israel.
⁴ In you our fathers trusted;
    they trusted, and you delivered them.
⁵ To you they ^(H)cried and were rescued;
    in you they ^(I)trusted and were not put to shame.

⁶ But I am ^(J)a worm and not a man,
    ^(K)scorned by mankind and ^(L)despised by the people.
⁷ All who see me ^(M)mock me;
    they make mouths at me; they ^(N)wag their heads;
^8 (O)“He trusts in the Lord; let him ^(P)deliver him;
    let him rescue him, for he ^(Q)delights in him!”

⁹ Yet you are he who ^(R)took me from the womb;
    you made me trust you at my mother's breasts.
¹⁰ On you was I cast from my birth,
    and from ^(S)my mother's womb you have been my God.
¹¹ Be not ^(T)far from me,
    for trouble is near,
    and there is ^(U)none to help.

¹² Many bulls encompass me;
    ^(V)strong bulls of ^(W)Bashan surround me;
¹³ they ^(X)open wide their mouths at me,
    like a ravening and roaring lion.

¹⁴ I am ^(Y)poured out like water,
    and all my bones are ^(Z)out of joint;
my ^(AA)heart is like ^(AB)wax;
    it is melted within my breast;
¹⁵ my strength is ^(AC)dried up like a potsherd,
    and my ^(AD)tongue sticks to my jaws;
    you lay me in the dust of death.

¹⁶ For ^(AE)dogs encompass me;
    a company of evildoers ^(AF)encircles me;
they have ^(AG)pierced my hands and feet^[b]—
¹⁷ I can count all my bones—
they ^(AH)stare and gloat over me;
^18 (AI)they divide my garments among them,
    and for my clothing they cast lots.

¹⁹ But you, O Lord, ^(AJ)do not be far off!
    O you my help, ^(AK)come quickly to my aid!
²⁰ Deliver my soul from the sword,
    my precious life from the power of ^(AL)the dog!
²¹     Save me from ^(AM)the mouth of the lion!
You have rescued^[c] me from the horns of ^(AN)the wild oxen!

^22 (AO)I will tell of your name to my ^(AP)brothers;
    in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:
²³ You who ^(AQ)fear the Lord, praise him!
    All you offspring of Jacob, ^(AR)glorify him,
    and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!
²⁴ For he has not despised or abhorred
    the affliction of ^(AS)the afflicted,
and he has not ^(AT)hidden his face from him,
    but has heard, when he ^(AU)cried to him.

²⁵ From you comes my praise in the great ^(AV)congregation;
    my ^(AW)vows I will ^(AX)perform before those who fear him.
^26 (AY)The afflicted^[d] shall ^(AZ)eat and be satisfied;
    those who seek him shall praise the Lord!
    May your hearts ^(BA)live forever!

²⁷ All ^(BB)the ends of the earth shall remember
    and turn to the Lord,
and all ^(BC)the families of the nations
    shall worship before you.
²⁸ For ^(BD)kingship belongs to the Lord,
    and he rules over the nations.

²⁹ All ^(BE)the prosperous of the earth eat and worship;
    before him shall ^(BF)bow all who go down to the dust,
    even the one who could not ^(BG)keep himself alive.
³⁰ Posterity shall serve him;
    it shall be told of the Lord to the coming ^(BH)generation;
³¹ they shall ^(BI)come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet ^(BJ)unborn,
    that he has done it.

⁴ Even though I ^(BR)walk through the valley of ^(BS)the shadow of death,^[g]
    I will ^(BT)fear no evil,
for ^(BU)you are with me;
    your ^(BV)rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.

⁵ You ^(BW)prepare a table before me
    in ^(BX)the presence of my enemies;
you ^(BY)anoint my head with oil;
    my ^(BZ)cup overflows.
⁶ Surely^[h] goodness and mercy^[i] shall follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I shall ^(CA)dwell^[j] in the house of the Lord
    ^(CB)forever.^[k]

^3 (CF)Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
    And who shall stand in his ^(CG)holy place?
^4 (CH)He who has ^(CI)clean hands and ^(CJ)a pure heart,
    who does not ^(CK)lift up his soul to ^(CL)what is false
    and does not swear deceitfully.
⁵ He will receive ^(CM)blessing from the Lord
    and ^(CN)righteousness from ^(CO)the God of his salvation.
⁶ Such is ^(CP)the generation of those who seek him,
    who ^(CQ)seek the face of the God of Jacob.^[m] Selah

^7 (CR)Lift up your heads, O gates!
    And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
    that ^(CS)the King of glory may come in.
⁸ Who is this King of glory?
    The Lord, strong and mighty,
    the Lord, ^(CT)mighty in battle!
⁹ Lift up your heads, O gates!
    And lift them up, O ancient doors,
    that the King of glory may come in.
¹⁰ Who is this King of glory?
    ^(CU)The Lord of hosts,
    he is the King of glory! Selah

^4 (DC)Make me to know your ways, O Lord;
    teach me your paths.
⁵ Lead me in your ^(DD)truth and teach me,
    for you are the God of my salvation;
    for you I wait all the day long.

⁶ Remember your ^(DE)mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,
    ^(DF)for they have been from of old.
⁷ Remember not ^(DG)the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
    according to your ^(DH)steadfast love remember me,
    for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!

^8 (DI)Good and upright is the Lord;
    therefore he ^(DJ)instructs sinners in the way.
⁹ He leads the humble in what is right,
    and teaches the humble his way.
¹⁰ All the paths of the Lord are ^(DK)steadfast love and faithfulness,
    for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

¹¹ For your ^(DL)name's sake, O Lord,
    pardon my guilt, for it is ^(DM)great.
¹² Who is the man who fears the Lord?
    Him ^(DN)will he instruct in the way that he should choose.
¹³ His soul shall ^(DO)abide in well-being,
    and his ^(DP)offspring ^(DQ)shall inherit the land.
^14 (DR)The friendship^[o] of the Lord is for those who fear him,
    and he makes known to them his covenant.
¹⁵ My ^(DS)eyes are ever toward the Lord,
    for he will ^(DT)pluck my feet out of the net.

^16 (DU)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
    for I am lonely and afflicted.
¹⁷ The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
    bring me out of my distresses.
^18 (DV)Consider my affliction and my trouble,
    and forgive all my sins.

¹⁹ Consider how many are my foes,
    and with what violent hatred they hate me.
²⁰ Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me!
    ^(DW)Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
²¹ May integrity and uprightness preserve me,
    for I wait for you.

^22 (DX)Redeem Israel, O God,
    out of all his troubles.

⁴ I do not ^(EG)sit with men of ^(EH)falsehood,
    nor do I consort with hypocrites.
⁵ I ^(EI)hate the assembly of evildoers,
    and I will not sit with the wicked.

⁶ I ^(EJ)wash my hands in innocence
    and go around your altar, O Lord,
⁷ proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,
    and telling all your ^(EK)wondrous deeds.

⁸ O Lord, I ^(EL)love the habitation of your house
    and the place where your glory dwells.
^9 (EM)Do not sweep my soul away with sinners,
    nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
¹⁰ in whose hands are evil devices,
    and whose right hands are full of ^(EN)bribes.

¹¹ But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;
    redeem me, and be gracious to me.
¹² My foot stands on ^(EO)level ground;
    in ^(EP)the great assembly I will bless the Lord.

² When evildoers assail me
    to ^(ET)eat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
    it is they who stumble and fall.

^3 (EU)Though an army encamp against me,
    my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
    yet^[r] I will be confident.

^4 (EV)One thing have I asked of the Lord,
    that will I seek after:
that I may ^(EW)dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,
to gaze upon ^(EX)the beauty of the Lord
    and to inquire^[s] in his temple.

⁵ For he will ^(EY)hide me in his shelter
    in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
    he will ^(EZ)lift me high upon a rock.

⁶ And now my ^(FA)head shall be lifted up
    above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
    sacrifices with shouts of ^(FB)joy;
^(FC)I will sing and make melody to the Lord.

^7 (FD)Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;
    be gracious to me and answer me!
⁸ You have said, ^(FE)“Seek^[t] my face.”
My heart says to you,
    “Your face, Lord, do I seek.”^{[u]
9     (FF)}Hide not your face from me.
Turn not your servant away in anger,
    O you who have been my help.
Cast me not off; forsake me not,
    ^(FG)O God of my salvation!
¹⁰ For ^(FH)my father and my mother have forsaken me,
    but the Lord will ^(FI)take me in.

^11 (FJ)Teach me your way, O Lord,
    and lead me on ^(FK)a level path
    because of my enemies.
^12 (FL)Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
    for ^(FM)false witnesses have risen against me,
    and they ^(FN)breathe out violence.

¹³ I believe that I shall look^[v] upon ^(FO)the goodness of the Lord
    in ^(FP)the land of the living!
^14 (FQ)Wait for the Lord;
    ^(FR)be strong, and let your heart take courage;
    wait for the Lord!

³ Do not ^(FY)drag me off with the wicked,
    with the workers of evil,
^(FZ)who speak peace with their neighbors
    while evil is in their hearts.
^4 (GA)Give to them according to their work
    and according to the evil of their deeds;
give to them according to the work of their hands;
    ^(GB)render them their due reward.
⁵ Because they ^(GC)do not regard the works of the Lord
    or the work of his hands,
he will tear them down and build them up no more.

⁶ Blessed be the Lord!
    For he has ^(GD)heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
⁷ The Lord is my strength and ^(GE)my shield;
    in him my heart ^(GF)trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
    and with my ^(GG)song I give thanks to him.

⁸ The Lord is the strength of his people;^[x]
    he is ^(GH)the saving refuge of his anointed.
⁹ Oh, save your people and bless ^(GI)your heritage!
    ^(GJ)Be their shepherd and ^(GK)carry them forever.

³ The voice of the Lord is over ^(GN)the waters;
    the God of glory ^(GO)thunders,
    the Lord, over many waters.
⁴ The voice of the Lord is ^(GP)powerful;
    the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

⁵ The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
    the Lord breaks ^(GQ)the cedars of Lebanon.
⁶ He makes Lebanon to ^(GR)skip like a calf,
    and ^(GS)Sirion like a young ^(GT)wild ox.

⁷ The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.
⁸ The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
    the Lord shakes the wilderness of ^(GU)Kadesh.

⁹ The voice of the Lord makes ^(GV)the deer give birth^[aa]
    and strips the forests bare,
    and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

¹⁰ The Lord sits enthroned over ^(GW)the flood;
    the Lord sits enthroned ^(GX)as king forever.
¹¹ May the Lord give ^(GY)strength to his people!
    May the Lord bless^[ab] his people with ^(GZ)peace!